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• The Head and the Heart: Music Will Be More 'Meaningful' in Trump Era

  24-06-2017 23:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  Seattle indie rockers The Head and the Heart are one of the best-traveled bands in America at the moment: in 2017 alone, they're playing Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, and just about every other big-name festival in the country.Those festivals might not even exist if the 1967 Monterey International Pop Festival hadn't been a massive success. That festival, a blueprint for Woodstock and all that followed, marked the first time promoters realized fans would pay to see a lon
  
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• The World Finally Gets a Glimpse of H.E.R. During 2017 BET Experience

  24-06-2017 23:22
  
  After a teased performance of two songs at the ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Awards on Thursday night (June 22) behind a silhouette, the world finally got a...
  
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• Music News Watch Stormzy pay tribute to Grenfell Tower fire victims...

  24-06-2017 23:12
  The Croydon MC brought 'Gang Signs & Prayer' to Worthy Farm with an electric set on The Other Stage this evening Stormzy delivered a powerful tribute to the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster during his Glastonbury set this evening , urging the UK government and the relevant authorities to "tell the fucking truth." Backed by a set of giant screens that displayed dramatic animations and choice lyrics from his tracks, Stormzy hailed his slot on The Other Stage as "one of, if not the b
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn Gets Rock Star Welcome at Glastonbury Festival

  24-06-2017 22:56
  
  Britain's famed Glastonbury music festival has embraced an unlikely headline act: Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn.
  Corbyn, 68, received a rock...
  
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• 8 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Miss Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull's Tour

  24-06-2017 21:40
  
  Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull’s tour made its stop in Miami on Friday (June 23), and the night was magical.
  Miami is a very special city for...
  
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• The Best Moments From Jason Mraz's 40th Birthday Hollywood Bowl Celebration

  24-06-2017 21:15
  
  Jason Mraz knows how to throw a birthday party. His 40th birthday celebration concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Friday (June 23)...
  
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• Brock Jones Leaves Spectra to Launch Indie Promoter 191 Touring

  24-06-2017 20:30
  
  Comcast Spectacor’s in-house concert promoter is parting ways with the venue management company to start his own independent concert promotion...
  
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• See Jeremy Corbyn Introduce Run the Jewels at Glastonbury

  24-06-2017 20:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn delivered a speech prior to Run the Jewels' Pyramid Stage set Saturday at the Glastonbury Festival."And if you see that far look at the wall that surrounds this wonderful festival. There’s a message on that wall for President Donald Trump," Corbyn said (via The Guardian). "You know what it says? Build bridges, not walls."Even before Corbyn's speech Saturday, the Labour leader has had a presence at Glastonbury: During Radiohead's headlining set Friday, the
  
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• You Can Listen To Jay-Z’s New Album In Select Cities The Day Before It Drops

  24-06-2017 19:55
  
  You don't have to wait until June 30 to listen to Jay Z's new album '4:44,' but you *do* have to be in one of these select cities in order to hear it.
  
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• Lauren Bousfield's Fire Songs Honors Ghost Ship Victims and Her Own Fire Trauma

  24-06-2017 19:01
  Among the 36 victims of the Ghost Ship warehouse fire in Oakland last December was a musician and producer named Joseph Matlock, who went by the name Joey Casio and made stripped-down electronic music over which he chanted with the intensity of a stage-diving punk singer. Like many who died at the Ghost Ship on Dec. 2, he was part of a close-knit West Coast community of underground musicians and artists whose creative endeavors are too eccentric or brazen for the mainstream.
  
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• Glastonbury 2017 Day 1 Highlights: Radiohead, Lorde, Major Lazer & More

  24-06-2017 18:45
  
  Nostalgia isn’t a quality that Radiohead are particularly well known for, yet Friday night (June 23) saw the Oxford art rockers roll back the...
  
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• Wonder Woman Has Officially Grossed More Than Any Other Female-Directed Live-Action Film

  24-06-2017 18:43
  
  'Wonder Woman' is officially the top-grossing live-action film directed by a woman, but it could go on to break another record.
  
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• 9 Times Musicians Assisted With Marriage Proposals

  24-06-2017 18:00
  
  p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica}Musicians have the ability to bring joy to their fans in a number of ways --...
  
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• John Legend: Singer, Songwriter, Spelling Bee Champ

  24-06-2017 17:46
  
  John Legend's work has won Grammys, an Oscar and a Tony, but years before achieving global fame, the Legend-to-be took home another prize:...
  
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• Niall Horan And Liam Payne Are Back To Their Backstage Shenanigans

  24-06-2017 17:40
  
  Niall Horan and Liam Payne bumped into each other backstage in Indianapolis and were their goofy selves.
  
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• Music News Royal Blood on being supported by At The Drive-In: a Wea re still going to fanboy over thema

  24-06-2017 16:48
  Royal Blood have spoken of the honour of having At The Drive-In support them on their upcoming UK tour - saying that they're 'still going to fanboy over them'. Watch our video interview with the band above.
  
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• How to Watch the 2017 BET Awards

  24-06-2017 16:00
  
  The 2017 BET Awards will kick off Sunday night (June 25) at 5 p.m. PST at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and here's how you watch it live....
  
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• Tupac biopic filmmakers sued by journalist

  24-06-2017 15:45 via music-news.com
  
  A journalist penning a biography of Tupac Shakur is suing the makers of a new biopic about the rapper.
  
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• See DJ Khaled's 'On Everything' With Rick Ross, Big Sean, Travis Scott

  24-06-2017 15:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  DJ Khaled recruits Travis Scott, Big Sean and Rick Ross for his new video for "On Everything," the latest single off the producer's all-star LP Grateful.The video finds Khaled and the three rappers delivering the track from within a luxurious, heavily guarded compound that's adorned with thrones, stained glass windows and a pair of pet tigers on chains."On Everything" initially appears plot-less until the closing 30 seconds, where an armed gang raid the compound Scarface-style while an unaware K
  
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• 13 Things to Know About the Charts This Week: Katy Perry Crowns Billboard 200, Lorde Up Next

  24-06-2017 15:00
  
  Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito," featuring Justin Bieber, earns its sixth week atop the ...
  
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• Music News The Killers on their new album: a It's the closest thing we've done to a Sam's Towna

  24-06-2017 12:29
  The record, reportedly due this September , was previewed last week by lead single 'The Man' , a stomping cut of boisterous glam-rock. Elsewhere, the Las Vegas group have also performed 'Run For Cover' from the record live.
  
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• Liam Payne: ‘I’m no Beyonce when it comes to performing’

  24-06-2017 12:15 via music-news.com
  
  Liam Payne likes girlfriend Cheryl to watch him rehearsing so she can critique his performance.
  
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• Music News Fans react to Thom Yorke dancing during Radioheada s...

  24-06-2017 08:14
  The frontman's moves to the 'Kid A' track delighted both those watching at Worthy Farm and around the world Fans have reacted in delight to Thom Yorke 's dancing, which took centre stage during Radiohead 's rendition of 'Idioteque' this evening at Glastonbury 2017 . Radiohead topped the bill on the Pyramid Stage tonight for their third headline appearance at the Worthy Farm festival, following previous appearances at the top of the bill in 1997 and 2003.
  
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• Hear Metro Boomin's 'No Complaints' With Drake, Migos' Offset

  24-06-2017 04:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  Producer Metro Boomin teams with his What a Time to Be Alive collaborator Drake and Migos' Offset on a new track titled "No Complaints." The track premiered Friday as part of Drake's OVO Sound radio show on Beats 1."At 17 I wanted everything that was in store / At 23 I bought it all just to make sure," Drake boasts on the track. "Look at my face / Up there with the greats / Steps that I take / You can't retrace. Young Metro on bass."
  "No Complaints" arrives just days after Drake dropped his new
  
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• Liam Gallagher Announces Debut Solo Album 'As You Were' Release Date

  24-06-2017 03:55
  
  Liam Gallagher is gearing up for his first official solo album release with As You Were, which will be out Oct. 6, the former Oasis frontman has...
  
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• Bigger isn't always better as music's boom and bust era of the super festival becomes more niche

  24-06-2017 03:55
  Music fans stream into the City of Rock for the last day of Rock in Rio in Las Vegas on May 16, 2015. Music fans stream into the City of Rock for the last day of Rock in Rio in Las Vegas on May 16, 2015.
  
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• Metro Boomin Has 'No Complaints' on New Track With Drake & Offset

  24-06-2017 03:47
  
  It's officially Drake Day. Around the same time Drizzy's latest song "Signs" hit streaming services, Metro Boomin unveiled his...
  
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• Drake's New Song 'Signs' Is Now Streaming

  24-06-2017 03:14
  
  Drake's new track "Signs" is now streaming, after premiering Thursday during Louis Vuitton's SS 18 men's show at Paris Fashion...
  
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• One Direction's Liam Payne & Niall Horan Reunite at Indiana Concert

  24-06-2017 02:44
  
  One Direction bandmates Liam Payne and Niall Horan enjoyed a reunion in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Friday (June 23) and shared the encounter on social...
  
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• Way-Too-Early 2018 Grammys Contenders: Kendrick Lamar, Lorde & Ed Sheeran Take the Lead

  24-06-2017 02:29
  
  A Grammys 2018 predictions piece in June 2017? We know, we know, but hear us out. The 60th annual Grammy Awards will be held on Jan. 28, 2018, which...
  
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• Demi Lovato snaps back at Halsey over Cool For the Summer lyrics

  24-06-2017 02:15 via music-news.com
  
  Halsey also turned on Demi's pal Iggy Azalea in a Guardian interview, suggesting the rapper has a complete disregard for black culture.
  
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• Bradley Cooper Crashes Kris Kristofferson's Glastonbury Set to Shoot 'A Star Is Born' Scenes

  24-06-2017 02:05
  
  Bradley Cooper surprised fans at Glastonbury on Friday (June 23) by shooting scenes from his upcoming film A Star Is Born at the U.K. festival....
  
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• Martin Garrix Side-Project Area21 Releases 'We Did It': Listen

  24-06-2017 01:54
  
  When Martin Garrix isn't performing around the world or dishing out hit singles like his recent Troye Sivan collaboration "There for You,...
  
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• Lionel Richie Says Joint Tour With Mariah Carey Will Be 'Camp City'

  24-06-2017 01:52
  
  Lionel Richie is welcoming full diva behavior from Mariah Carey when she joins his All the Hits tour next month.
  Richie jokes that he expects Carey...
  
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• Most popular summer songs of the last 25 years

  24-06-2017 01:33
  Seattle's favorite rapper scored a huge hit with his ode to derrieres , which went double-platinum and beat out tunes like Boyz II Men's "End of the Road" and Billy Ray Cyrus' "Achy Breaky Heart" for the top spot. Seattle's favorite rapper scored a huge hit with his ode to derrieres , which went double-platinum and beat out tunes like Boyz II Men's "End of the Road" and Billy Ray The Irish reggae band covered Elvis for its biggest hit, which topped other contenders like Tag Team's "Whoomp! " and
  
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• Dennis Rodman Blasts Staind While Using Women's Restroom at Airport

  24-06-2017 01:04
  
  Dennis Rodman was seen using a women's restroom at Long Beach airport Wednesday night and the whole episode was soundtracked by Staind's 2001...
  
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• 'Morning Joe' Host Joe Scarborough Releases His Debut EP: Listen

  24-06-2017 00:45
  
  By day, former U.S. Representative Joe Scarborough hosts Morning Joe on MSNBC. By night, he makes indie rock music. (I don’t actually...
  
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• The 10 Best Alesso Songs

  24-06-2017 00:41
  
  EDM anthem maker Alesso is no stranger to reigning atop the dance charts, with dozens of his catchy melodic tunes becoming forever embedded in our...
  
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